It's wonderful that you're taking care of this little cat. I hope that the two of you adapt to each other! When I am stressed out beyond belief, often the only thing that calms me down is finding one of our cats curled up and (gently) using her for a pillow while skritching behind her ears. Cats are like seashells, except that you hear the Purr Ocean, which is soft and warm as well as being nice to hear. :-)
...keeping the door to the blue room closed screws up my attempt to keep other parts of the house cool
Keep an eye out for someone getting rid of a porch-type screen door. You could mount it to open the other way from the bedroom door, and close it instead of the solid door.
Still attempting to teach that claws+skin=bad, but I'm not sure she's even aware she's using her claws.
Make a startled, distressed little squeak, and jolt yourself a tiny bit, then going very still. If she's ever had littermates to play with (and bite/scratch too hard), she'll know that cat-talk for "ow! stop!".
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...keeping the door to the blue room closed screws up my attempt to keep other parts of the house cool
Keep an eye out for someone getting rid of a porch-type screen door. You could mount it to open the other way from the bedroom door, and close it instead of the solid door.
Still attempting to teach that claws+skin=bad, but I'm not sure she's even aware she's using her claws.
Make a startled, distressed little squeak, and jolt yourself a tiny bit, then going very still. If she's ever had littermates to play with (and bite/scratch too hard), she'll know that cat-talk for "ow! stop!".
Keep us posted!